Mukteshvara temple is an enchanting constitution with two interesting points — a Torana entrance and a short surrounding wall.The temple has no inscriptions but artwork historians say it changed into built-in the Somavamshi period.The change is that Kanchipuram temples are of Dravidian structure, whereas Bhubaneshwar has temples of Nagari structure.Puri receives the fervent devotees and Konarak receives...

Che period starting from the 5th century till the 8thcentury A.D. witnessed a brisk temple building activity around Aihole, Badami, and Pattadakal - all in the Bijapur district of Karnataka. The movement initiated several significant forms of temples, which later developed into characteristic Nagara and Dravidian styles. Of the temples around Badami, the Shiva temple at Mahakuta...

There are two popular temples in the temple town of Udupi which are generally visited by most of the pilgrims coming to see Krishna in Udupi. These are the temples of Mahakali and Janardana located in Ambalapady.The existence of these two temples together is itself considered rare, apart from the interesting history of the shrines. According to...

Nandi is a small town at the bottom of the well-known hill resort, Nandi Hills, situated at a distance of about 60 km. north-east of Bangalore, and is famous for the ancient Shiva temple, popularly known as Bhoganandishwara. The temple as it appears today is composite. The Cholas the Hoysalas, the Vijayanagar kings, and the Pallegars of...

On the outskirts of Mysore City, is a rocky hill rising to a height of 1063 meters above sea level. Owing to its isolated position and precipitous sides, it renders the position of Mysore city conspicuous. The oldest temple on this bill is that of Mahabaleshwar, which was endowed by the Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana in 1128 A.D....

Nandi has also a picturesque hill by the side of the town. It is also famous for its ancient monuments and temples and particularly as a popular summer resort. The high granite hill is encircled by Gopinatha Gudda, Brahma Giri and Chennakeshava Betta. Nandi is the highest place in the eastern parts of Karnataka, its top point...

It is believed that the temple was constructed nearly 700 years ago by Pandit Shridhar. He was a Brahman poojari he was from a very poor background and was not financially healthy but he was so much pure and true devotee of Maa Vaishnodevi. He had a dream to keep a Bhandara ( which...

Lord Shri Ram was a great Prince and he was born in the Ayodhya 7128 years ago which is 5114 A.D, in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.Come let us known interesting facts about Ayodhya. In Indian Ancient cities, Ayodhya is well known, it is considered as the first holy city in Sapta Puirs and mentioned...

Sriranganathaswamy Temple is not just a temple, a temple town indeed. 10 MUST KNOW FACTS ABOUT SRIRANGANATHASWAMY TEMPLE; 1. Sapta Prakara Pradikshana, the temple has seven boundary stone walls with 21 magnificent gopurams (Towers) that illustrates the uniqueness of this temple. The outer prakara forms the entry for the city...

When Sri Rama and Seetha had been dwelling within the forest, that they had a swimming race in a lake the place Lakshmana was the referee. Rama was initially swimming quicker than Seetha. When He realized She was unable to maintain up with His velocity, He then voluntarily slowed down and let Her end first. He later instructed Lakshmana that He all the time needs to see Her win and be blissful.